A man was found floating in a canal near Holly Hill Tuesday, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. Claire Metz (@clairemetzwesh) has the story.

A man was found floating in a canal near Holly Hill Tuesday, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. Claire Metz (@clairemetzwesh) has the story.

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Updated: 5:01 PM EDT Jul 14, 2015

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WEBVTT LATEST ON BREAKING NEWS VOLUSIA COUNTY WHERE A MAN IS FOUND FLOATING IN A CANAL IN HOLLY HILL. CLAIRE METZ IS THERE LIVE. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US. I CAN TELL YOU HE WAS PULLED OUT OF THIS VERY MURKY, GREEN WATER HERE IN HOLLY HILL. IT IS A CANAL NEAR HOLLY HILL ALONG CALLE GRANDE. HE HAS JUST BEEN PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE HOSPITAL. THEY PULLED HIM OUT AND BEGAN CPR BUT HE COULD NOT BE SAVED. A BYSTANDER JUST AFTER 3:00 CAME THROUGH AND NOTICED SOMEONE FLOATING IN THE WATER. THERE'S ALSO A BICYCLE FLOAT GS NEXT TO WHERE THE ADULT MALE WAS. MORE THAN LIKELY IT BELONGS TO HIM. THE DIVE TEAM IS GOING BE HERE TO PULL THAT BIKE OUT AND RECOVER WHATEVER EVIDENCE THEY CAN. IT DOES NOT APPEAR AT LEAST ON THE FACE OF THIS THAT THIS WAS A CASE OF FOUL PLAY. THERE WAS NOTHING TRAUMATIC, CLEAR AND OBVIOUS TO INVESTIGATORS. BUT, OBVIOUSLY, THE CASE IS UNFOLDING AND THEY WANT TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHAT HAPPENED HERE. WHY THIS MAN WAS IN THE WATER. HOW HE ENDED UP THERE. I CAN TELL YOU THE AREA ALONG THIS CANAL, AGAIN, AT THE CORNER BETWEEN HOLLY HILL AND ORMOND BEACH IS OFTEN USED BY TRANSIENTS AND HOMELESS CAMPS BACK THERE. WHETHER THIS MAN IS A HOMELESS PERSON UNCLEAR. BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, HE HAS DIED AT THE HOSPITAL AND THE INVESTIGATION IS JUST STARTED.

Man dies after found floating in canal near Holly Hill, deputies say

A man was found floating in a canal near Holly Hill Tuesday, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. Claire Metz (@clairemetzwesh) has the story.